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2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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The nation’s top for-hire carriers are taking steps to shore up capacity in anticipation of increasing demand for freight hauling and a tighter market for drivers.
Find out what carriers are doing to prepare for what looks like increased demand for freight hauling this year and next.
Rankings
Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 | 94 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
229,258 | - | 1,100 | 900 | 1,200 |
99 | 87 | Superior Bulk Logistics
|
233,900 | 5,200 | 1,392 | 1,300 | 2,100 |
98 | 81 | Paschall Truck Lines
|
237,311 | - | 1,872 | 1,303 | 3,101 |
97 | 89 | Martin Transportation Systems
|
237,500 | - | 1,637 | 1,130 | 2,200 |
96 | 86 | John Christner Trucking
|
239,015 | 14,998 | 232 | 844 | 1,060 |
95 | 79 | Comcar Industries
|
240,054 | - | 1,592 | 4,660 | |
94 | Salmon Cos.
|
241,796 | - | 713 | 1,092 | ||
93 | United Vision Logistics
|
245,000 | - | 1,003 | 1,347 | ||
92 | Hirschbach Motor Lines
|
251,697 | - | 646 | 1,010 | ||
91 | 84 | Foodliner/Quest Liner
|
252,275 | - | 1,261 | 1,173 | 2,185 |
90 | 83 | Trans-System Inc.
|
252,500 | - | 1,100 | 1,021 | 1,600 |
89 | 82 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
258,006 | - | |||
88 | TransAm Trucking
|
270,000 | - | 1,144 | 1,818 | ||
87 | 91 | Transport Investments
|
276,000 | - | 200 | 1,150 | 2,100 |
86 | Dependable Supply Chain Services
|
278,000 | - | 321 | 1,220 | ||
85 | 76 | Koch Cos.
|
280,000 | - | 1,150 | 1,001 | 5,250 |
84 | 80 | IMC Cos.
|
293,000 | - | 1,875 | 1,515 | 91 |
83 | 74 | Cassens Transport Co.
|
317,557 | - | 1,419 | 1,364 | 1,364 |
82 | 75 | Dicom Transportation Group
|
320,700 | - | |||
81 | 71 | Epes Carriers Inc.
|
332,073 | 24,333 | 1,535 | 1,202 | |
80 | 74 | Maverick USA
|
334,953 | - | 2,119 | 1,675 | 2,453 |
79 | 78 | Black Horse Carriers
|
337,500 | - | 2,625 | 1,520 | 3,000 |
78 | 79 | A. Duie Pyle Inc.
|
346,000 | - | 2,800 | 945 | 2,225 |
77 | 96 | Central Freight Lines
|
347,800 | - | 1,127 | 7,852 | |
76 | 70 | Roehl Transport
|
355,323 | - | 2,485 | 1,995 | 4,898 |
75 | 70 | Interstate Distributor Co.
|
370,168 | - | 2,000 | 1,805 | 3,900 |
74 | 65 | Bison Transport
|
432,084 | - | 2,559 | 1,439 | 4,475 |
73 | TMC Transportation
|
394,000 | - | ||||
72 | 66 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
402,940 | - | 1,900 | 1,400 | 5,100 |
71 | 61 | TransX Group of Companies
|
423,678 | - | 2,617 | 1,560 | 4,410 |
70 | 53 | USA Truck (DB Schenker)
|
429,099 | -7,699 | 2,000 | 1,415 | 5,605 |
69 | 68 | Bennett International Group
|
429,616 | - | 998 | 1,338 | 1,892 |
68 | 66 | P.A.M. Transport
|
432,852 | 11,101 | 2,463 | 5,699 | |
67 | 62 | Cowan Systems
|
434,018 | - | 1,915 | 2,059 | 5,111 |
66 | 60 | Shevell Group
|
436,000 | - | 3,895 | 1,550 | 3,902 |
65 | 63 | California Cartage Co.
|
440,000 | - | 1,500 | ||
64 | 69 | Dart Transit Co.
|
441,845 | - | 1,273 | 2,187 | 6,963 |
63 | 55 | Mercer Transportation Co.
|
449,337 | - | 295 | 2,228 | 2,400 |
62 | 57 | Canada Cartage System
|
452,728 | - | 3,110 | 2,429 | 2,736 |
61 | 58 | PS Logistics
|
495,300 | - | 2,600 | 2,247 | 2,359 |
60 | 58 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
498,370 | - | 4,010 | 1,387 | 3,664 |
59 | 59 | Evans Delivery
|
505,000 | - | 320 | 3,865 | 650 |
58 | 51 | Mullen Group
|
520,272 | - | 3,267 | 1,821 | 4,998 |
56 | 54 | United Road Services
|
525,000 | - | 1,700 | 1,835 | 1,200 |
56 | OnTrac Inc.
|
525,000 | - | 3,000 | 55 | 571 | |
55 | 52 | Western Express
|
527,909 | 38,334 | 3,000 | 2,582 | 7,366 |
54 | 49 | Suddath
|
550,000 | - | |||
53 | 54 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
605,538 | - | 4,600 | 2,400 | 6,000 |
52 | 41 | Heartland Express
|
612,937 | 56,386 | 3,600 | 5,049 | 15,218 |
51 | 45 | Day & Ross
|
640,515 | - | 1,829 | 1,531 | 4,010 |
50 | 52 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
|
649,972 | - | 3,178 | 866 | 2,072 |
49 | 46 | Stevens Transport
|
662,450 | 77,990 | 2,703 | 2,690 | 3,795 |
48 | 44 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
667,849 | - | 2,119 | 2,126 | |
47 | 43 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
670,651 | 16,835 | 4,400 | 2,535 | 7,389 |
46 | 47 | Marten Transport
|
671,144 | 33,464 | 3,622 | 2,848 | 4,854 |
45 | 42 | Trimac Transportation
|
700,000 | - | 3,400 | 1,800 | 2,400 |
44 | 113 | Central Transport International
|
703,000 | - | 3,180 | 6,543 | |
43 | 42 | Quality Carriers
|
758,000 | - | |||
42 | 46 | Daseke Inc.
|
770,000 | -8,700 | 3,400 | 3,500 | 7,300 |
41 | 39 | Atlas World Group
|
795,239 | - | 2,159 | ||
40 | 38 | Ruan
|
872,184 | - | 5,546 | 3,425 | 8,165 |
39 | 34 | Lynden
|
925,000 | - | 2,800 | 768 | 2,889 |
38 | 36 | KLLM Transport Services
|
937,000 | - | 3,815 | 5,300 | |
37 | 35 | Forward Air
|
982,530 | 27,670 | 3,689 | 935 | 4,868 |
36 | Cardinal Logistics
|
1,000,600 | - | 4,642 | 3,020 | 9,725 | |
35 | 33 | Crete Carrier Corp.
|
1,030,000 | - | 5,500 | 5,130 | 12,883 |
34 | 37 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
1,032,144 | - | 1,410 | 2,372 | 6,300 |
33 | 32 | Celadon Group Inc.
|
1,050,000 | 2,700 | 6,000 | 7,050 | 15,000 |
32 | 30 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,072,751 | 24,244 | 6,275 | 3,801 | 4,154 |
31 | 32 | Averitt Express
|
1,091,475 | - | 4,500 | 14,623 | |
30 | 29 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
1,118,034 | 93,863 | 5,500 | 4,705 | 9,915 |
29 | 28 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,192,296 | - | 8,458 | 3,734 | 11,943 |
28 | 25 | Saia Inc.
|
1,218,481 | 48,024 | 9,000 | 4,000 | 13,000 |
27 | 27 | NFI
|
1,250,000 | - | 8,300 | 2,793 | 8,300 |
26 | 23 | C.R. England
|
1,304,898 | - | 7,883 | 4,165 | 5,990 |
25 | 21 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,421,975 | - | 7,561 | 6,869 | 10,404 |
24 | R+L Carriers
|
1,452,000 | - | 10,000 | 5,958 | 12,604 | |
21 | 23 | Penske Logistics
|
1,500,000 | - | 14,180 | 2,704 | 8,785 |
21 | 20 | Sirva Inc.
|
1,400,000 | - | |||
21 | 19 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,500,000 | - | 10,135 | 7,000 | 15,500 |
20 | 26 | Purolator
|
1,526,207 | - | 10,000 | 463 | 1,280 |
19 | 24 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,546,000 | - | 7,849 | 6,682 | 13,811 |
18 | 18 | Prime Inc.
|
1,683,834 | 194,247 | 3,661 | 6,246 | 12,309 |
17 | 17 | UniGroup
|
1,700,000 | - | |||
16 | 15 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,008,991 | 79,129 | 11,738 | 7,100 | 24,350 |
15 | 16 | Roadrunner Freight
|
2,044,000 | - | 4,645 | 4,332 | 6,508 |
14 | 14 | Estes Express Lines
|
2,400,000 | - | 16,570 | 7,009 | 26,718 |
13 | 13 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
|
2,658,745 | 169,172 | 67,900 | 42,800 | |
12 | 12 | ArcBest
|
2,700,219 | 18,652 | 13,000 | 4,387 | 21,361 |
11 | 11 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
2,991,517 | 295,765 | 19,040 | 7,994 | 32,525 |
10 | 10 | TFI International
|
3,037,205 | 482,592 | 17,685 | 18,535 | 25,310 |
9 | 9 | Landstar System
|
3,167,634 | 137,350 | 1,197 | 9,186 | 15,170 |
8 | 8 | Hub Group
|
3,572,790 | 74,805 | 2,755 | 2,705 | 436 |
7 | 6 | Swift Transportation
|
4,031,517 | 149,267 | 21,900 | 18,366 | 64,066 |
6 | 7 | Schneider
|
4,045,736 | 156,851 | 19,300 | 10,459 | 37,910 |
5 | 5 | Yellow Corp.
|
4,697,500 | 21,500 | 32,000 | 14,300 | 44,500 |
4 | 4 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
6,555,459 | 432,090 | 22,172 | 14,805 | 30,330 |
3 | 3 | XPO
|
14,619,400 | 63,100 | 89,000 | 15,396 | 27,606 |
2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
57,570,000 | 1,907,000 | 400,000 | 29,733 | 108,041 |
1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
60,906,000 | 3,431,000 | 434,000 |
About the Rankings...
Top For-Hire Carriers on this list are common and contract freight carriers operating in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Companies are ranked on the basis of annual revenue. To be included in the Top 100 or any of the sectors, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
* Tractor count includes company-owned, lease-to-own and owner-operator tractors.
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On the Bubble
Groendyke Transport
($206 million), Founded in 1932 by Harold Groendyke and now headed by his son John Groendyke, this family-owned carrier based in Enid, Okla., operates a fleet of 913 company-owned tractors and 1,693 tank truck trailers.
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